A couple of weeks ago the annual Malpractice Bowl took place. It is a flag football game with the law school against the med school. There is a boys game and a girls game. It gets rough. In years past teeth have gone missing and noses broken. Rest assured the first thing I bought was a mouthguard to protect my pearly whites. To prepare for the big game we have coaches, practices, and plays.
The day of the big game arrived and my parents came to cheer me on. Even though I am not good at ball sports, Coach put me in as starting running back because I am fast. I was super nervous that I would forget my plays so I wore a little fanny pack (one of those that goes under your clothes for traveling in third world countries). Figuring that if I couldn't catch the ball, at least I would look good- I got all dolled up and refused to have the traditional black lines drawn under my eyes.
We won the coin toss which meant that we got the ball first. Shoot- that meant I was in first. So the quarterback called the play and I was to run up and grab it from her. I froze. Literally. Our quarterback was holding the ball out for me to grab and I was just standing there. Coach pulled me and I quickly became the second running back.
The good news is we won. The boys won, too, but it helps that we have several former college players and one guy who played professional football in Europe.
The good news is we won. The boys won, too, but it helps that we have several former college players and one guy who played professional football in Europe.
Also worthy of note, I understand football now. I can watch a game and know what's going on. This a revelation for me! However, I still cannot comprehend how people catch or throw balls.
Me in action.
The team.
After the game.
For professional photos of the adventure race, click here. However, there are none taken of me.
The Toughest Race in North Dakota
4 Comments Published by Mt. Marcy on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:59 PM.
On Saturday I competed in a ten-hour adventure race. Teams needed a girl, so I was a hot commodity. The way it works is an hour before the race teams are given a map and then must plot their route. The race entailed approximately 30 miles of mountain biking, 10 miles of running, swimming in the Red River (ick!), rock climbing, pack rafting, canoeing, and orienteering.
Start of the race with fellow team members Joel and Erik
After climbing a tree and before pack-rafting our bikes across the river.
Transition station.
Teams had to swim to the middle of the river, climb a pillar, and then zip line to shore. My friend Lauren, who is from Ft Worth, but is getting her PhD at UND, was much more excited about climbing this than I was. Joel climbed it for our team.
Putting together a puzzle in order to get our next map.
Running to the finish
Prickly balls covered me.
The race started at 8 a.m. I stopped having fun around 3 p.m. when I had this, "why the hell am I doing this revelation?!" The worst part was swimming across the Red River. The Red is nasty, brown, and has catfish. I could not see my hands and I kept thinking that if I saw a catfish I would die.
My team came in 4th, even after we got lost which caused us to run an extra 5k.
Kate and Kyle married at Grace Lake, MN last weekend. Kate's family has a home on Grace Lake and Kate always dreamed of marrying on the lake. Growing up, Kate invited her friends to Grace Lake every summer for a week. We ran a muck around the lake. There was a Bible Camp at the lake and we made it a tradition to sneak out in the middle of the night to go ring their bell. My official job at the wedding was to ring the bell.
Lois, me, Maggie, Katie
The official bell ringers: Me, Suzie, and Tracy.
Kate and Kyle
Suzie's husband Al sang Ava Maria
Lois, me, Maggie, Katie
